top ten
Americanplural noun
-
the ten most popular songs, records, movies, etc., during a specific period.
-
the ten best or highest ranked persons, places, or items in a group or category.
adjective
Etymology
Origin of top ten
First recorded in 1955–60
Example Sentences
Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.
A few years ago, he could walk this same Luton street without anyone batting an eyelid, but a Brit Award and a handful of top‑ten singles have changed things.
From BBC
The top ten performers from each semi-final will join the five pre-qualified acts in the final.
From BBC
Police figures seen by the BBC show that eight of the top ten hotspots for electricity theft are in the north of England.
From BBC
Cisco Systems has also been one of the top ten gainers in the Dow since early 2025.
From Barron's
"Favorites are the talented elite, top ten percent... We're trying to make the 80 percent a little bit better."
From Barron's
Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
